Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-17
LOCAL NEWS.

We will have some corn to spare, and
plenty Of hay.
Baby carriages at Higgins, of every
variety and price. 80
Col. Brand and wife returned from
Colorado last week.
o. Rogers is building an elegant resi-
dence in Wichita.
The best cent cigar in town in at
PearsOn's City Drug Store.
The grass crop will yet be fair, after
all our fears and grumblings.
The Students school books are used
In 70 districts in this county. 1872
Bronson x Houchin have money at
low rates to loan Oh improved farms. 8
The Grand hotel was overrun Mon
day. The democratic convention did it.
For RENT-Two business rooms, OPP
pOsite the court house. ID. a. Mccain
less. 2
w. w. StandIford was out east last
week, picking up few thousand BUSH
els of corn.
Smoked meats, bologna sausage, and
every variety Of fresh meats, at f. T..
Mobiles. AZ
II. j. Taliafcrro and Il. NJ. Kidd
have gone on n visit TO the Panhandle
country.
The union labor people will hold a
nominating convention on Saturday, in
this city.
Rev. Sanderson was I'm Harper last
Saturday and Sunday holding quarter
ly meeting.
g.. II. Coan and wife left Monday for
n two months visit to their old home i'm
northern Indiana.
The ticket nominated by the demo-
Gratis on Monday will sweep the field.
Mark the prediction.
Judge Loren Edwards is holding dis
trict court at Meade Center for Judge
Ellis, who was not able to be there.
Joe Dupu, one of Lakes stage drivers
Is and has been very sick, at Lake City
for week. DIR. Dunn went up to see
him Monday.
Republicans were circulating pro-
miscuously among the delegate Mon
day and endeavoring to get the weakest
men nominated.
The republicans are undecided be-
tween Rye VanSlyke, ii. g. Thompson
and w. w. Stamford as candidates for
county commissioner.
A. d. Brannan has rented of Judge
McCanless, the gypsum building oppO-
site the court house and will transform
IL into first class restaurant.
After September first StandifOrd,
YOumans & Eldred will adopt and
strictly adhere TO the cash basis. See
their announcement in this issue. ii
The Barber members of the petit jury
for the U. ). district court, which meets
at Wichita. on the 9th of September,
are: Thos. Wilson, w. F. Morris and
G. II. Douglass.
How long have you been not really
wellp Maybe for years. Did you try
patent medicines2 OF course you did,
and yet you are not well Then try the
homeopathic. Apply to DIR. KocIell, of
Medicine Lodge. ~
Last Friday Miss Mirtie Cook gave a
party TO a number of her little friends
in honor of her cousin, Miss Haddie
. Fisk, who was visiting her. Refresh
ments were served at o'clock.
A whole car load of trunks just re-
ceived by Standltord, Youmans 81 Ed.
red. They can furnish cheaper and
better trunks than any other firm. Re
member, they also handle grips and
valises of every kind. IL
In Lake City township, last Tuesday
August 10th, 1900 i'm bonds was voted
to the capital stock Of the Southern
Kansas railroad, the majority being
but IS. Under the contract the road
must be at Lake City by December LIST
Shaw Il Adair last week sold ont theil
grocery and confectionery establish
ment to T.. Winters and 9. Il. Freeman
who are now running IL under the firm
name OF 4. Winters Il Co. Their place
is the "Blue Front" opposite the FRS
National bank.
A change of time went into effect OF
the Southern Kansas railroad last Sun
day. The mail train from the cas-
arrives here now at 1880, p. m, an,
leaves for the east at 8:l5 p. m. TIL,
accommodation trainIeaves here at 9:sl
q. m, and returns at $3.50 p. m. This Il
q change greatly to the advantage o
the city. We can now get our letter
in time to answer them by return mail
A trick that appears to follow ever
circus appeared here last week. Whel
aman goes to buy his ticket and exhih
IA roll of bills OF q pile Of silver, Tn
ticket seller, OF some capper standin
BY, asks the unsuspecting ticket-buye
70 give him change for q bill or tax
small bills for larger one. II the in
Ilocent agrees to be accommodating. h
h invariably swindled I'm the deal
Marshal Horney recovered money 70
no less than a dozen victims las
Wednesday, the amounts ranging fror
s. 10 $50. Doris 4 Colvin should Sc
that their show doesnot get q bad repU
tation through the acts Of tle faklrss